#OscarsSoWhite: The Hollywood 'hashtag' activists demanding diversity

Industry website Deadline Hollywood called the announcement"basically #OscarsSoWhite Part 2."

Beside the sheer weight of numbers a viral campaign can attract, activists believe they can succeed by exposing the dirty secrets of the industry and its gatekeepers.Membership is 84 percent white, 68 percent male, and voters are not required to watch every nominated movie. The annual intake of new members reached 50 percent female for the first time in 2019, while non-white membership has doubled in five years."The curtain has been pulled back, right? And we see what the Wizard of Oz looks like," said Reign.New York-based activist Tarana Burke began using the expression"Me Too" to confront sexual abuse in 2006, but the movement exploded when actress Alyssa Milano tweeted it after the Harvey Weinstein allegations a decade later.

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